The timing of
recording financial transactions is important. Explain the
difference between cash and accrual basis...
The timing of
recording financial transactions is important. Explain the
difference between cash and accrual basis of accounting in terms of
when transactions are recorded. Is one more beneficial than the
other? Explain your answer.
Explain the difference between the cash-basis of accounting and
the accrual-basis of accounting. Are adjusting entries necessary in
both methods? Explain.
1. What is the difference between accrual basis and cash basis
of accounting?
2. Which financial statement will allow you to determine the
Gross Margin or Net Margin ?
3. How is time defined between Balance Sheet and Income
Statement?
4. How is Fixed Assets and Current Assets defined?
5. Why do we need to prepare the Cash Flow statement when we
have Income Statement?
6. What impact does Tax have in the Financial Statements?
What is the difference between the cash basis and the accrual
basis of accounting? Why is the accrual basis of accounting
generally preferred over the cash basis?
Cash Basis vs. Accrual Basis Accounting
Differentiate between cash-basis accounting and accrual-basis
accounting. Why is accrual-basis accounting the preferred method
for most businesses? The Internal Revenue Service requires all
companies with sales over $5,000,000 to use the accrual-basis of
accounting for income tax reporting purposes. Why?
What is the difference between cash basis accounting and accrual
basis accounting? Discuss the pros and cons of each method of
accounting. Why would a company want to use cash accounting vs.
accrual accounting and vice versa? Participate in follow-up
discussion by critiquing your classmates' posts and/or defending
their challenges to your post.
2. Describe the difference between cash basis accounting and
accrual basis accounting? You pay an insurance premium in December
2015 for $1,200. It covers the period of December 2015 through
November 2016. How do you record the entry on each
1. What is the difference between cash basis accounting and
accrual basis accounting? Name five accounts only associated with
accrual basis accounting and not cash basis accounting.
Discuss the difference between accrual basis accounting and cash
basis accounting. Please remember to create your submission in your
own words. Feel free to include brief quotes from your sources
(with citations) but do not copy and paste from the source
material.
250 words or more
Chapter Four: Accrual Accounting Concepts
1. What is the difference between the cash basis of accounting
and the accrual basis of accounting?
2. What kinds of companies use the accrual basis of
accounting?
3. What is the revenue recognition principle?
4. What is the expense recognition principle?
5. Why are adjusting journal entries (adjustments) made?
6. What are unexpired costs? What are expired costs? What causes
a cost to become expired?
7. On which financial statement does one find unexpired...